Broiler pan and platter



April. 23, 1935. R. w. sPAKE BROILER PAN AND PLATTER Filed May 16, 1934 ATTORNEY,

Patented Apr. 23, 1935 UNITED STAT-Es PATENT' OFFICE 1,998,944 BaoILEa PAN AND PLATTEB melma w. spake, Qiny, 1n.v Application May 16, 1934, serial No. 725,927

6 Claims.

ing of meat, the meat wasplaced on the wire grill and the juices from the meat would drip into the pan. When the meat was ready for serving it was necessary to remove the meat from the grill'and place it on a separate platter, and then, if the juices were to be utilized, it was necessary to remove the grill and pan from the compartment and pour the juices onto the meat on the separate platter.

This form of construction, therefore, has serous objections in that considerable handling of the meat, grill and pan is required, it is necessary to provide a separate serving platter for the meat, it is diflicult to utilize all of the meat juices, and cleaning and washing of the broiler pan and rack is diicu'lt.

It is, therefore, the primary object` of the present invention to eliminate the above objections and diiculties by providing a combination broiler pan, rack and platter wherein the meat is disposed on a separable unit of the device which functions as a rack and which is readily removed from the pan and can be used as a serving platter with the meat thereon and conserving the juices.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination broiler device of the character described having broiling rack ridges cast thereon as integral parts of the pan and platter.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination Abroiler device of the character described so constructed as to permit and facilitate preheating of the pan and arranged so that heat will be reflected to the meat disposed thereon y to hasten thev broiling of the meat and to aid broiling from the under-surface as well as the topsur'face of the meat.

j A`further object of the invention is to provide acombination broiler pan, rack and platter,

which is of very simple construction, is neat and f tare, strong and durable, and is well adapted h'e Apurposes set forth.

broiler pan,`rack and platter, and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

' In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in al1 of the views:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved combina-4 tion broiler pan, broiler rack and platter;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through a cooking range broiler compartment and the improved broiler pan, rack and platter therein.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing it will appear that the device includes a rectangular open top, shallow pan 5 having depending anges 6 along its side edges. The top portion of the pan is also provided with an annular horizontal flange 1, which is cut away at its intermediate forward and rear portions, as at 8, to form platter handle clearances.

The bottom of the pan is formed with a depressed area 9 extending from the rear to the front, but spaced inwardly from the sides of the pan. The inner surface of said area 9 is plane, while the raised side areas thereadjacent have spaced-apart, transversely extending ribs or ns plane of its top surface portions is in the plane of the top surface portions of the pan 5. Also, the side anges I3 of the platter are adjacent the innerl ends of the pan ribs I0, while the front and rear anges I3 abut against the inner edges of the front and rear flanges I of the pan. Extending outwardly from the front and rear anges of the platter are handles I4 which extend into the clearances 8.

Cast on the top surface of the bottom portion of the platter are spaced, transverse, upstandng ribs I 6. All of the ribs terminate short of both sides of the platter, while several adjacent ribs are of shorter length to provide an unobstructed liquid collecting pocket Il. It is preferred that t e entire device be formed of aluminum to facilita lightness and economy and because of the rapid heat transfer qualities of aluminum.

cooking range is indicated generally by the numeral lil. Secured to opposite inner side Walls or this compartment are the usual series of broiler pan supporting rails i9. The improved combination device is adapted to be siidably mounted on a pair of said rails and as shown the depending side flanges *5 of the pan 5 rest on a pair of opposite rails, whereby the device may be slidably moved on the rails into and out of the compartment. .es thus mounted, the liandles i4 of the platter are at tbe iront and rear ends ci tile device.

In use it is desirable, although not necessary, to pre-heat the pan and platter within the broiling compartment. The meat to be broiled istlien placed on the combined pan and platter as centrally as is possible and resting on the ribs. During the broiling, juices from the meat will drip into the platter and when the broiling is completed tbe platter unit may be removed bodily from the pan and it is utilized as the serving platter for the meat, thereby eliminating transfer oi' the meat and juices. if any juice dripped into the pockets ll of the pan, said iuice can be drained into the unobstructed depressed central portion ci the pan. Cleaning of the device is simple and the meat may be quickly served, and broilii g is facilitated.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that tlie improved combination broiler pan, broiler rack, and platter, is of simple and novel construction, and is Well adapted for the purposes set forth.

What is claimed as the invention is:

i. A broiling receptacle, comprising a pan naving a 'dat portion and a ribbed portion laterally thereof, and a platter member formed with ribs and removably seated Within the flat portion oi the pan.

messie 2. A combination broiling receptacle, comprising a f oan member, and a smaller platter member removably mounted therewithin, the pan member and the platter member both being formed with upwardly projecting ribs, the ribs of each member being integral `with their respective members.

3. A combination broiling receptacle, comprising a pan member, and a smaller platter member removably mounted therewithin, the pan member and the platter member both being formed with upwardly projecting ribs, and the ribs of the platter member being alined with the ribs of the pan member.

el. A combination broiling receptacle, comprising an aluminum pan member, and a smaller aluminum platter member removably mounted within the pan member entirely within the planes of the surfaces thereof, said members both being formed with integral, upstanding ribs.

5. A combination broiling receptacle, comprising a pan member having recesses at opposite margins thereof, a narrower platter member removably mounted within the pan member, and handles at the ends of said platter member located Withn said pan marginal recesses, the pan and platter members both being formed with ribs.

5, A combination broiling receptacle, comprising an aluminum pan having a at portion and a ribbed portion laterally thereof, a pair oi opposite margins of the ilat portion being recessed, a narrower aluminum platter member removably mounted Within the flat portion of the pan and having ribs alined with the ribs of the pan, and handles at the ends of the platter and located Within said pan marginal recesses.

RICHARD W. SPAM 

